Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 19, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAIL SATURDAY, MAY 19 1898, BURDICK PROVED A BERRY. 8t. Louls Picked Him 10 Times With a Total of 20. A CLEAN COMPLETE KNOCKOUT. Heavy Hitting By St. Louis and Fine Fanning By Omaha Loses the Game—A Tired, Tired Crowd. 8t. Lonis 7, Omaha 1. All you who have shirts to tear, your chance. Yesterday was Friday—black Friday. And there was a game of base ball between nine young men from ©maha and a ball team from St. Louis. The Missourians won, Had it been Des Moines we would not cared much, but as it 18, oh my, oh my. It happened in this mannér: Sowders of Omaha walked up to the plate and scared Staley 80 badly that sooner than let him hit the horse hide he gave him a base. Cooney came to bat and as lie was small Staley fired them right at him and Cooney paid him back by driving a single out into center fleld just after Sowders had stolen second. Thnen An- nis and O'Connell fouled out, and Burns ‘went out at first. Now hold your breath, for behold, after two men were out, Crooks of St. Louis made a hit and Burch mado a hit and Herr made 3 home run and chased both of them in and the three earned runs coming in so suddenly caused a man in the grand stand to faint dead away. It was afterward learned that he had & on Omaha. 1n the second inning Miller got a base on balls, third on Staley’s error and came home on Sowders' hit, which was the only smell Omaha got during the game. In the third Crooks of St. Louis led off with a three-bagger, Herr made a three- bnmfer, Kenyon a safe hit, Herr and Crooks here is ring. In the fifth Buckley made a three-bagger, Burch a hit, Herr a hit, Beckloy and Burch scoring, and that is what cooked Omahas goose. JHere is the score, and he who runs may read : OMATIA, W In 8B 0. Sowders, rf. q Cooncy, 2b.... Annis, 0 f... ©O'Connell, 1b. Burns, 1f Gastfield, Totals........... & 8T. LOUIS. AD. R, 1B, 4 0 Bl monmennoss ~| coermeccocs | mocomomm~ ©| cocococoms Bl mrmowwonmes Bl nowmcoowc? ol hmmmocco~c® @l accomooco” Nichotson, rf. Beckley, 1b. rooks, '2b urch, 1f. Herr, ss. .. Kenyon, cf Arundel, 3b. e cocouwE—S orowowoo? 3000 *—7 . Bases on balls —By Staley 6. Struck out—By Staley 7, by Burdick 1. Left on. bases—Omaha_12, 'St. Louis 5. Two-base hits—Crooks 1, Burns 1. Three-base hits—Beckley I, Crooks 1, Herr 1, Home run—Herr 1.~ Wild pitches—Bur- dick 1. _Passed balls—Gastfield 2. Double plays—Miller to Cooney to O'Counell. Time —1:35. Umpire—Brennan. Kansas City 4, Des Moine: Kaxsas City, Mo., May 18.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.)—The greatest game of ball eyer played in Kansas City was the one contested to-day between the Blues and the Des Moines nine. It took thirteen innings to decide it. Though Kansas City made six er- rors and her opponents nine, and there was not an earned run, the game was sharply played on both sides and full of interest. The wvisitors scored in the first innirg on Quinn’s three bagger and a wild pitch. Kansas City g:flud to score until the third inning, when anning hit safely to center, stolo second, went to third on Campau’s sacrifice, and came home on Quinn’s wild throw to first, which gave Hasamaer two bases, the latter jcoring on Ardner's hit to left. The score tood 2 to 1 in favor of the home team until the sixth inning, when the visitors filled the ‘bases and Macullar came to He tried to dodge a very swift bail which struck his bat with such force that it rebounded over the third baseman’s head. It was, of course, a dead ball, but Umpire Powers called it a safe hit and two men scored. There came ve near being a petty row, which was final averted and the game continued. In the ninth inning Johnson hit safely to left, made second on a passed ball, third on a sacrifice and scored on a passed ba ng th e, snd the wildest enthusiasm — pre led. Neither side scored agamn until the first half of the thirteenth inning, when Campau got Airst on choice, second on an out and scored on Cushman’s wild throw to Stearns at fivst. in an effort to retire Ardner. The visitors were retived in one-two-three order in their half of the thirteenth inning. The score: ansas City.....0 020000010001 Momnes, 100002000000 03 Earned runs—None. Three-base hi uinn, Struck-out—By Swartzel 14, ushman 7. Wild pitches—Swartzel 1, Cush- man 1, Bases on balls—By Cushman Hits—Kansas City 8, Des Moines 7. Errors ~Kansas City 6, Des Moines 9. Time of g\lmu—-. 20. mpire—Powers. Batteries— Swartzel and Keynolds, Cushman and Traf- fley. Western Assoclation Standing. The following table shows the standing of the Western association teums up to and in- cluding yesterday's games: Playea Won Lost Pr Ct Des Moines 10 [ 3 .800 Kausas City Om viluicoe. St Paul..... 8t. Loui Chicago. Minncapolis. ... Schedule of Games For T Omaha vs St. Louis at Omaha. Kansas City vs Des Moines at Kansas City. Milwaukee vs St. Paul at Milwaukee, Minneapolis vs Chicago ut Minncapolis. No Game at Milwaukee. Rain again prevented the St. Paul-Mil- waukeo game at Milwaukeo, These games, although scheduled for St. Paul, were to be played at Milwaukos, owing 1o tho had eon- ition of the grounds at the former place, the result of the Mississippi spring ovorflow. The Lafayettes. Manager Plunimer bas now signed fifteen players for the Lafayette base bailclub. The men are practicing every day when the weather will permit and promise to make a atrong teaw. New suits are being made by J. J. Hardin. They will be cream white, with blue triwmings and light blue caps and stockings. William Lancaster signed with the teaw as catehoer on Monday. the Diamond. Will the Omahas ever Lit—just a littie bit. Omaha is now third in the pennaat chase. 'Will they ever get thoir optics ou the ballt ‘1.);- Moines dropped a notch yesterday. So The game will be called at 3:30 Luis after- poon. Pl Brennan will umpire both to-day aud to- morrow. One little run In twenty-seven iunings is wery yaller, A Burdick was a bully big berry fou the St gung. Come now, boys, brace up and let's see you ay ball. Ay afterneou's dufeal gave Doo W El 1ght sweats. Bevhers a5 \ ers ed With 4 vim aud o dush thst will win under anywise favorable circum- stances. 014 Tom Dolan, with his two score years, is a pretty clever backstop yet. The Omahogs thought they had a snap yes terday. So much for human prescience. The ladies' folding chairs will be put in tho east end of the grand stand this morning. Manager Loftus wore a smile last evening that extended clear to the back of his n The boys say they will win this afternoon, if they have to knock the cover off the ball. Hope 80, There was a cloud a good deal bigger than aman’s hand on Manager Solee's brow last evening. Burns’ flelding yesterday *was _perfection itself. Ono of his catches was indeed a phe- nomenal one, It was crack, smash, bang yesterday as fast as Burdick could send them in. Every- body hit him. Is it pbssible that all ofoOmaha’s catchers are gong to have passed balls when there is a man on third? Mr. and'Mrs. Lovett and Mr. and Mrs, Shannon took the game in from the grand stand yesterday. The St. Louis fellows are a_gentlemanly set of players, anyway. And then, oh my how they did wield the stick. Joe Horr had on his batting breeches yes- terday. His home run was the longest hit ever made on the local grounds, Gastfield did not distinguish himself yos- terday, However, nie has had but little prac- tice, and will show up all right yet. That was a great game in Kansas City yes- terday, the cowboys finally knocking Des Moines out 4 to 3 in the thirteenth inning. Anitelope, Onkland, Nebraska.—The reason the total rzames won do not balance with the total games lost in the Western association table is simply because some of the clubs have played more games than others, Savey ! NATIONAL LEAGUE, Chiongo 13, Boston 0. CHicAGo, May 18.—The game between Chicago and Boston to-day resulted as fol- lows:* Chicago. . Bnuwzo.. . 0 0 The game was callod on account of the bad condition of the grounds. Pitchers—Borchers and Radbourne, Base hits—Chicago 12, Boston 4. Errors—Chicago 1, Boston 5. Umpire—Lynch. Indianapolis-Philadelphia. INDIANAPOLIS, May 18.—No game to-day— rain. Pittsburg-New York. Pirrssune, May 18.—No game to-day— rain, Detroit-Washington. Detrorr, May 18.—No game to-day— rain, iaganT AMERICAN ASSOCIATIO! Cincinnati-st. Louls. Cixaixyati, May 18.—No game to-day— rain. TURF AND TRACK. Entries For To-Day and *Tips" on the Winners. The entries in the running races for Thurs- day, posted at the Diamond. are: AT LOUISVILLE, First race, one and onc-sixteenth miles, handicap—Lela May, Huntress, Switt, Osceola, Glen Hall, Jim Nave, Longlight, Wary. Second race, five-cightlis miles, selling— Annie Clare, Los Webster, Meta, Champagne Charley, Albert Stuhl, Iréne Dillon, 0., Sunlight. Third race, one and one-fourth mile, Clark stako—Loug Roll, Ed Mack, Gallfit, Alex- andria, Glen Fortune, Zeb Ward. Fourth race, three-fourths mile, selling— Pohatten Quéen, Dan Wood, Blaze Ban, Parish, Laurel, Bachus, Colléctor, Yough' ioughmy, Ashland, Antonia, Osberne, Fifth race, thréc-fourths mile, sclling— Hottentot, Bonnie King, Balance, Buckeyc, Colamore, Fullsail. Tips: First raco—Swift irst, Glen Hall second, Second race—Annie Clare first, Sallie O sccond. Third race—Galliflt first, Long Roll sccond. Fourth race-Parish first, Blaze Ban sccond. Fifth race—Balance first, Fullsail second. AT BROOKLYY, First race, onc mile—Ella Smith (colt), Joseph, Lavehmont, Now or Never, Toristan, Refund, Billy Brown, Bullston, Iverness (filly.) 8, Socond race, one mile—Eurus, Katoolah, Portland, Amalgam, Lancaster, Letretiu, Maua, Subaltorn. Third_race, three-fourths mile, Bradford stako—Goldfish, French Park, Hob Furey, Servia, Perigal, Holiday. Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth mile, Parkway handicap —Favor, Richmond, mzi, Volanti, Grover Cleveland, Kirkman, Valiant, Oarsman, Victress Filly, Dry Mo' nopole. 1ifth race, five-cighths mile, selling—Tay- iston, Omega, Sam D., Bravo, Dalesman, Darling, Carnot, Little Harefoot. Sixth’ race, thrée-fourths mile—Barnum, Young Duke, Mute, Lotretia, Bonnie Lad, Ji Rosalic. First race—Joscph fi Never sccond. Second ruco—! Lancaster second. Third rac first, Holidny second. F mond first, Favor second. Fifth race—Little Barefoot, first, Taviston second. Sixth race —Barnum first, Young Duke second. Sallie The Louisville Races. LouisviLLe, Ky., May 18.—The attendance was large, the weather rainy and the track very muddy ¥or all ages, six furlongs—Orderly won, Emma Johnson second, Full Sail third, Time —1:17¥. For three-year-olds and upwards, one and threc-cighths miles—Terra Cotta won, Hypasia second, Nick Finzer third, Time— 2:5] seven furlongs—Wheeler T. won, Shotover second, Comedy third, Time Tor two-year-olds, five furlongs--Sy o tor won, Fan King second, Fawmous third. Time—1:00. Three-auarters of a mile—Lilbert won, Dago second, Tan O'Shanter third, Time— 1:20. Pugllistic Jockeys. New Yous, May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—There was a scrimmage in the joclieys' dressing-room yesterday before the Brooklyn races. Snapper Garrison and Fitz- patrick were chafing one another and the wordy war became so hot that they started to fight. Frauk McLaughlin took a_hand in the fray, and things were getting decidedly lively when a number of people soparated the combatants; A few scratches were the extent of the bodily injuries received. Frank McLaughlin, Fitzpatrick and Garrison were set down for the day, but were not permitted to rido as a punishment for their share in the fray. There has been a good deal of rivalr, betwoen the MeLaughlin and Garrison fa tions over the merits of Jimmy and Snapp s , and this is not the first skirmish this r| ry has caused. The sentence of the exccutive committee, later in the day, was that Garrison, Fitzpatrick and ¥. McLaugh- lin' b fined #350 each and_forbidden to ride for any but their own stables for the rest of the season. The Rifle Olub Shoot, The Omaha-ritla elub held its first outdoor shoot of the season Wednesday afternoon on the practice range at the foot of Grace street. Many of the members went to the range in the Palace stuble wagonette, while oth went out in private conveyances or walked, Besides the members th soveral guests who scemed to en); ting very much The scores ran, of a possible 100 Mr. W. F. Kinnear won Doth medals, but will have' to lose one at the next shoot, &8 under the club rules for shoot ing it is almost impossivle to hold botk wed als on the same scor The club will shoot uext Weduesday practice range and the followiug Wedn, on the Bellevue range. Local Spo etenam, Johp Pet ownsend are attending a curney at Ashland. The Sohn J. Hardin city leaguo wai pla at Council Blaffs to-worrow. On Sunday the Metz Bros. play in tho Blufts and the C. . Maynes in South Omaha. ‘The Des Moiues news agects ordered over 1,000 oxtra copios of Trie Ber on the days the prohibitionists played here. Now Patsey Cardiff is out with a challenge to Pat Killen, Next month Killen will challenge Cardiff again AFTER THIRTY-TWO YEARS. Twin Sisters Who Were Separated When Babies Meet. Tacosma, W. T., May 15,—A strange meet- ing took place here yesterday. The wife of A. F. Hoska, chief of the fire de partment, and Mrs. Annie Spencer, of Spencerville, Ont., are twin sisters, Their mother died in New York thirty-two years ago in giving them birth, The babies were separated soon after and adopted by different families, one being taken to Ieshtigo, Wis., and the other to Spencerville, Ont, The girls grew to womanhood, neither knowing anything of the whereabouts or fate of the other. Later Mrs. Hoska moved from Wiscon- sim here. Some months ago & new- comer met Mrs, Hoska, and mistaking her for Mra, Spencer, of whom she had for years been a neighbor at the latter's home in Ontario, addressed her in surprise at sceing her here. Inquiries that followed led Mrs Hoska to write to Mrs, Spencer and -proved her surmise that the latter was her sister to be correct. Correspondence led Mr. and Mrs. Spencer to come out hore, and the two sisters who were partéd before they knew each other, and each of whom for years had thought the other dead, were united last evening. There was such a scene of joy as moved several spectators to tears, The two Iadies bear such a remarkable resemblance 1o each other, even in their voices and man- ners, that the two husbands are constantly in doubt as to which 18 his own wife. sl A G. A. R. rost Cornered. PrizAprLenis, May 18.—From extracts of the general order issued to-day by the com- mander of the department of the Pennsyl- vania Grand Army of the Republic 1t is evi- dent that B. F. Baker Post has been talen to task for its action in electing General Jos. E. Johnston, thoe ex-confederate, contribut- lllg‘moml)en 'he order says the establishment by posts of what they call contributing, honarary or associate memberships is without authority of law, and in conflict with the rules and regu- lations, and must be at once discontinued. pradad-hdidd oy Escaping Gas Causes an Explosion. St. Croun, Minn., May 13.—Gas escaping in the basement of the First National bank exploded this evening. The building is a total wreck. The frontwas blown across tho street, shattering buildings on the other side, 'Many people were on the street and a large number were hurt, the following seriously: E. Koller, J. Kahn, A. L. Huber, F. Talman and J. Whitney. The building caught fire, but the flames were quickly put out. e ‘Weather Indications. For Nebraska and Iowa: Fair weather, followed by local rains in Nebraska, warmer, followed by cooler, winds becoming light to fresh southerly. For Eastern and Southwestern Dakota: Warmer, followed by cooler, rains, proceded by fair weather, winds becoming light to fresh, southerly. e Virginia Republicans. PETERSDURG, Va., May 18.—The republi- can state convention to-day elected as dele- gates atlarge to the Chicago convention General V. D. Grover, Samuel W. Yost, R. A. Paul (colored), and C. A. Herman. On motion of John S. Wise the platform to be adopted at the Chicago convention was adopted as the platform of the party here, and at 2:30 the convention adjourned. e The Moonlighters. DunLiy, May 18.—The moonlighters have posted notices in Drumquin district of County Tyrone, ordering the boycotting of all communication with the police, and warn- ing the people that all those who disregard the order shall be shot. —— X In the Hands of a Receiver. Syracuse, N, Y., May 18.—The Syracuse Bolt company and the Syracuse Screw com- pany have gone into the hands of a receiver. They were practically under the same man- agement. Their combined liabilities are about §77,000. —_—— Importing Russian Corn. BERLIN, May 18.—Enormous quantities of Russian corn are being imported into Ger- many. During the last two days 348 truck loads of grain have entered German terri- tory. —— Steamship Arrivals, New Yong, May 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne Ber.]—At New York the Germania ythia from Liverpool, the Saale from Bremen, the Rugia from Hamburg, At Queenstown, the Gallia from New York. et The Fire Record. ¥p, Ore., May 18.—A fire broke out ight in Palouse City, Washington Ter- ritory, and destroyed a large portion of the business places. Seven biocks in all burned. The total loss will reach §250,000; total in- surance §75,000. e Beyond the Political Field. KxoxviLLg, Tenn., May 17.—Jos®ph R. Anderson, who was last Wednesday nomi- nated for governor of Tennessee by the state prohibition convention, died this morning, ———— George Goes to the Asylum, George Langhorn, who has been rusticating for some time at the county jail over mental aisturbances, has becowe so vicious and un- ruly that it has been thought best to take him to the um for the insane at Linceln. To-day a deputy sheriff will start off with him, ) Ladies who value a refined complex- fon must use Pozzoni’s Powdoer---it pro- duces a soft and beautiful skin. il Grand Concert and Ball. Prof. Shunke's band of eighteen profes- sional musicians give a grand concert at Metz' summer fur\lcn and hall to-night. - An attractive and entertaining instrumentai programme will be rendered, after which there will be a ball with music by the full orchestra, Mr. and Mrs. Josinh Hulitt, who haye been married seventy-one years, dwell in peace at Landisfield, ‘Masgs. 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" - There are mafiy very interesting stories told of the early pioneer days in the Nebraska legislature by the men who organized the state and were com- pelled to make their speeches in the territorial legislature to snit the senti- ments of the majority in favor of a bill. One of the old ones, 1 a letter in the San Francisco Examiner on those early days, s The soil of Nebraska was ever prolific of political rumpuses, Soon after its admission as a state the bad blood of both parties warmed up with the new responsibilities of state- hood, and worked off its unhealthy humors in sessions of the legislature. When quite a boy I witnessed some rather remarkable scenes there. A Brownville lawyer, whose name I can- not now recall, represented Nemaha county in the senate. One day he rose cocked and primed with a speech in op- position to a certain nefarious measure that the lobhyists were putting through. It had passed the house with little oppo- ]xmition. but the Nemaha county lawyer had certain factsin his possession which would defeat the bill. He rose in his seat, with his face the picture of astonishment and suppressed indignation, when there came from sev- eral di ions about him the ominous click, click, click of the old-fashioned Colt’s revolvers. “The member from Nemaha,” said the president of the senate. The member looked about him and same the muzzles of three six-shooters about to make a competitive point of him: “I merely wished to remark,” said the Nemaha man, “‘that when we adjourn we adjourn until 1:30 p. m., in order to give the committee on public schools time to report.” The discussion_on the merits of the bill went on and the Nemaha member withdrew. In about fifteen minutes the bill was about to reach a vote, when the Nemaha member was observed in his seat, and his sharp cry of ‘““Mr. President!” rang out with an ominous vigor. As he rose a man named Wilkes Majors, of Otoe county, a noted dead shot, fighter and lobbyists, rose just behind, Majors had a growth of hair like Wild Bill, and he stood six feet two. Majors had a six- shooter in each hapd, and with these weapons he covered the senate chamber. “The member from Nemaha—and the gentleman from Otoe,” remarked the president of the senate A titter ran through the chamber and a round of applause came from the yeo- manry in the galleries. The Nemaha member opened his batteries on the bill and as he paced up and_ down the isle the tall form of Wickes Majors hovered close behind and when the senator said anything particilarly bitter Majors would cock his weapons and sweep the chamber with the business looking.7 muzzles. As the sharp ‘‘click, click” floated across the aisles there was a si- lence of the most painful dimensions. Well, the speech was delivered toa quiet, orderly senate and a gallery that uaked with homest applause. When the roll was called Majors walked over tothe first man on the list and the sharp “chick, click’ came again. The member who had pulled a re- volver originally was down for the bill and had his money in _his pocket, but after a cou()le of seconds deliberation he voted ‘‘no.” The bill was unanimously defeated. BILL HICKLIN’S ROPE. David Butler’s second term as gover- nor of Nebraska brought down on his head the wrath of his constituents. His impeachment was made a political issue and several county conventions pledgod their legislative nominees to vote [for him. Colonel Scofield,of Nebraska City jwas s0 pledged, but on' his arrival at Lin- coln he became ‘“‘magnetized” by But- ler, and openly declared that he should voto against impeachment. This was telegraphed to Nebraska City and caused great excitement. Ben Hicklin, an odd character there and publisher of the News, chartered a special train, took 100 anti-Butler men to Lincoln, and finding their recerant senator in the billiard room of the Tich- nor house, collared him and dragged him into the parlor, where about twenty of his constituents interviewed him with closed dooos. It did not last long. Hicklin, grasping him by the throat, shook a noose under hischin and vowed that they would hang him if he violated his campaign pledges. The vote was taken that afternoon, and Hicklin, while his 200 men, sat in the gallery. ‘When . Scofield’s name was called, Hicklin dropped a rope down over the senate chamber, with a noose at the end. It dangled over Scofield’s head, and he voted **Aye” on the resolution of impeachment. His vote decided the question and led to proceedings that caused Butler's re- tirement from public lifo. HASKELL'S STATE CONVENTION, In the succeeding legislature a man named Haskell was president of the senate, His hobby was the calling of a constitutional convention, and after a bitter fight he lost. | A few months afterward the governor was temporarily absent from the state, and the lieutenantgovernor, who was rather fond of gin and fiddling, was in- duced to cross the river one night and attend a dance. Once across the stream he was in Missouri, and thus left Has- kell, by virtue of Li§ position, acting governor, ;A He kept track of the other’s move- ments and took care that he was vlied with liquor until he could by no po bility get back to Nebraska for forty ight hours. Tlaskell had a chnfederate to keep him posted by wire, and, drawing up a proclamation’calling for a constitutional convention, he took the document into the secrctary of state’s office and re- marked ‘Say, Billy, how much does that blasted seal of the state of Nebraska weigh? I have a little bet on the weight and I'd like to win it.” The secretary of state handed it over with the suggestion that he had *‘better weigh it.” Haskell took the seal, and, afte gravely “hefting it” a8 moment, placed his proclamation between its jaws and, prossing the lever, stamped the seal of the sovereign state of Nebraska ou the paper and walked out. {\'hcn the Statesman appeared in the afternoon, Acting Governor Haskell's proclamation calling a constitutional convention appearcd and was tele- graphed over the state. It ordered an election of delegates withiu three days, and 1i0se favoring the scheme were not slow in availing themselves of the opportunities afforded to go on a jaunt to the eapital, Mernwhile Acting Gov- ernor James was énjoying himself with company in the puw-paw groves of Missouri, and when he realized the march stolen on him by his political adversary, hastencd home and issude a counter-proclamation. The state at once became divided into two factions, favoring, respectively, the old old constitution and the constitution yet to be. The election went on in spite of the counter-proclamation, and in due course of timno the delegates arrived in at Lin- coln, the capital, and assembled in the chamber of the house. Acting Gover- nor James was called upon by a resolu- tion to read a message to the new body outlining his ideas relative to the needs of the state. He promptly replied by a message proroguing the convention. While his secretary was reading the message Block of Beatrice walked up, and, suatching it from his hand. tore it up and threw on the floor amid loud applause. That afternoon James issued a call to the state militia to assemble in the capital for the purpose of main- taining law and order and dispersing the “‘illegal gathering alleged to be a constitutional convention.” All the military companies in tho state |~c‘mrtod in twenty-four hours’ notice. The chance of free transporta~ tion to and from the capital and un- limited rations was too good to be lost and every man_who had ever marched on a Fourth of July parade brushed up his old gun and knapsack, scoured his canteen with castile soap and white sand and rushed to the train. A MUSHROOM GENERAL. This was a golden opportunity for Bill Hicklin, of Nebraska City, the gentle- man before alluded to in this article. He called his company together and caused them to elect him brigadier gen- eral, and, chartering a car at his own expense, landed over one hundred men in Lincoln before 12 o’clock that night, and, calling on the governor with his staff, proffered his services. There was no regular military head to the troops, and in recognition of the promptness of his movements, Hicklin was duly commissioned commander-in- chief of the Nebraska militia. Hicklin was a born wag, the most noted practical joker in the state, but he had also a marked aptitude for man- agement of men, and was a leader and strategist in everything he undertook. Although having but little education, }'ust able to read and write, he had a knack of managing and bossing ev thing he had anything to do with, whether a midnight flve, a horse race or a state campaign. Next day he called on the state for tents, and by noon was in camp with regular military headquarters estab- lished. He began issuing orders in regular military fashion. General order No. 1 proclaimed the captital under martial law, and, throw- ing a cordon of troops around the capi- tol building, he ordered any member of the convention arrested who attempted to pass. One didattempt, and he was promptly broughtto Hicklin’s tent,tried y drumhead court martial and fined a baket of champagne. Every breech of military etiquet resulted in a heavy fine bf champagne and soon Hicklin had his tent stocked with ‘‘collected fines,” ranging all the way from one bottle to one basket. Reports of these proceed- ings were written out in the most sol- emn fashion, signed by Hicklin as com- mander in chief and attested to by his stafl. These reports were all given to the press and the utter ludicrousness of the situation soon caused a howl of laughter to rock the state. It was casy to sce that Hicklin was simply making sport of the governor and also of the conven- tion, and when he issued an order for all hands to go home by common con- sent it was complied with. The farce cost the state about 850,000, but the tax- payers insisted that the sport was worth 1t and paid the bills without grumhling. It was this that enabled the citizens of Missouri to brag that they had a 850,000 ball in their state while the Nebraskan taxpayers kindly settled with the fiddler. HE BROKE UP TIIE MEETING. O. P. Mason, now a supreme judge of Nebraska, was a man of great personal courage. = He was very independent and his brains and lack of what people call “policy,” earned him many bitter enemies. When once he got the ear of a meet- ing his oratory won them over so quick- ly that to resist was useless. All the movements against Mason had to be done 1n the dark. One night several men, all snes cowards, met in a little red schoolhouse a couple of miles from Nebraska City for the purpose of holding n *‘mass meet- ing” to denounce Mason, whom they feared was about to receive a lucrative federal appointment. They drew upa gorics of resolutions beginning with “We, the people of Utoe county, in mass convention assembled, denounce O. I, Mason as an enemy of the human race; a foe of mankind,” ete., ete. These political conspirators, who had no standing whatever in the county, spent an hour drawing up the most in- flammatory resolutions in this little red school house in the woods, round the light of the single tallow dip. Presently there came the sound of horses’ hoofs plodding up to the door, and a moment or two later who should walk in but O. P. Mason himself. As his portly figure appeared at the door, his shaggy locks shuking, there wus a dead silence in the little school- room. Mason walked deliberately up to the table, threw off his heavy overcoat, laid his hat down on abench, and, grah- bing the resolutions and the candle, walked up behind the teachers’s desk and began to read: ““We, the people of Otoe county (who spells county with a K?), in mass con- vention assembled.” Mason at this point gave a broad grin, and inquired when the balance of the meeting would be there. After reading fing Mustan MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIIENT i3 doath to Piy. kit BuBasTs bud ol Inriamus the list of verbose denunciations of him- self, intorspersed with comical criti= cisms of the grammar and spelling, Mason Iaid down the paper alongside the candle, and pulling & rather over- grown six-shooter out of his pocket, laid it down also, and addressed a fow remarks to the meeting. “Jack, 1 see you down here as prosi- dont at this mecting. Isn't it alittle odd thata man just two years out of the Kansas penitentiary should come up here and run political mass meetings? Mr. President, there's the door, gi He lifted his sixsshooter and the pres- dent of the meeting walked out. “Bill, I see you aro here too. I'm surprised to see you here, after the way I worked for you down Brownsville to save you from the charge of robbing Doc Holiday’s hen-roosts. Nine years ago that was, and you owe me tho fee yet. Better git!” The six-shooter was again lifted. “I don’t want toexpose the balance of this gang. I know your back.record, and you well know I do. If I tried long I know you'd kill each other in col blood for the imposition each man prac- ticed in getting acquainted with the other four. 1t just prolongs your worth- less lives for me to k«»cr (]\fit'b. Boys, there’s room outside, and the meeting’s adjourned sine die.” f,lo lifted the revolver again, then the candle, and blew out the light. The ““mass meeting” was thus dispersed in a most orderly manner, and Mason strid- ing his old mare rode into town and or- dered the proceedings published in the News, with an explanation of how he came by them. It was the last ‘“‘mass meeting” ever held against Mason in that county. SAM DAVIS. abninideilici e ANOTHER FOR THE BURLINGTON An Iowan Strikes Hard and Straight From the Shoulder. BURLINGTON, Ia., May 10.—To the Editor of THE BEE: In lieuof an ex- tended introductory, I'll shake the usual prefatory racket and get down to the bone and gristle of the subject mat- ter. . Burlington is noted (stress on the “noted”) for ’leven or nine different reasons, viz.: 1. The town wascut bias, like a hog’s eyes, for reasons known to the “Q.” 2. The founder didn’t spoil a very good farm in disrupting the country for its location. 8. ‘'The Sixth street bridge isa last- ing monument to the magnanimity of of the once-powerful C., B. & Q. 4. This is—when he is not an at- tendant ata clam-bake down ayBoston— the home of C. E. Perkins, as also W. C. Brown, H. B. Stone, W. W. Baldwin, Superintendent Stewart, Master Me- chanic Joe West, Tom Scholes, and others of lesser light. It is also the home of M. G. Haight, the man with a bass voice who caused the cockroaches in the Madison penitentiary, twenty miles away, to put up their antaenasin holy horror every time he’d say all-a- board for Mad., Keo. and Quin. Here too, the late lamented T. J. Potter had a residence, and was of and for the rank and file of the “Q” attaches. Would there were more like him. Peace to his ashes. Apropos of this, T append his declar ation, which borders on the propheti Said Mr. Potter: “The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy management is too weak, and it grows weaker with every recurring change in the force. There is trouble brewing, and it is not far off.” Rising to his feet and moving about the room he continued: ‘‘Mark my prediction, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will have a strike and th road wil? go to hell within a year These are facts and the reader can draw his own conclusions. The writer of this is not a striker- neither is he the son of a striker—but is one who ever frowns dow: he wrong and upholds the right. Local news is meagre. Our river is too high—can’t get hear enough to it to water a horse. The converging tracks in the yards here are as rusty asa last years’ herring, and the scabs all work the other side of the street. A commendable dignity and sobricty pervades the ranks of the engineers in my acquaiptance. With such men at the throttle as Will Wilder, Mike Smith, Fred Karns, Jim Titus, Ab. Par- matér, ete., the old Chicago, Burlington & Quiney was in trusty and prosperous hands. Teaps of trouble on the i the boys got ¢ with the *Q.,” as the following St The Wall Street Ne will consider other than a corpora- tion journal, s: ‘The Burlington & Quincy thinks it is winning the fight aSe it is running move trains. it claims a vietory, but it is move expen- sive than a defeat. France was the richer for paying the indemity to Ger- many when Germany was the poorer receiving it. The company has alienated its associates, has lost the support of faithful employes, has antagonized the railroad system of the country by trying to involve all other roads in the inevitable results of the big headedness of its managers. 1t is to day a borrower of money to pay its di dends.. And yet they ¢ to, that other roads wh with fair returns on pi il port them in their insane attempt to keep up 8 per cont dividends by squeez- ing employes.’” That the boys hereaway are a little sore over their treatmentat the hands of th Tawkeye, and in fact, at the entire D of the ¥, is natural, since the Q s hought up everthing from Chicago to Denver, (except the Omahu By “50ck et tam.” Right is mighty and must prevail, VER, ————— John Quackenbush, who died at Corn- wall, N.'Y,, on Saturday, was born in 1783, Liniment A S " & P N\ ‘§;y THE. SPECULATIVE MARKETS Much Exocitement and High Pricesin the Wheat Pit, THE CEREAL FAILING TO SPROUT. An Alarming Report From the Red River Valley — Corn Even Worse Off—Oats Strong—A Boom in Provisions, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Cnicaco, May 18.—~[Special Tologram to Tnr Bre.|—Wheat opened so oxcited that whilo there were sales of July at $037c on one side of tho pit there were bids at %0c on the other. At 1 0'clock, in spite of the bear- ish iclination of the crowd, and in spite of heavy seliing by Hutohinson, the same option was above 9lc. “Thore was anothor very large clearanco of flour outof Balti- more, over 56,00) barrels, making exports. of flour from that port alone over 120,000 bar- rels in two days. Taking the whoat and flour export togother and reducing them, they aggrogate for New York and Baltimoro for two days over 830,000 bushels, half as much as cleared from all Atlantic ports last week in six days. These figures helped the market as much as anything else, but thero was plenty of other news of a bull sort. It was cold and wet all over the west—not only in the northwest but in the west as well. It was freczing at certain places in Nebraska, and colder weather was pre- dicted. One scnsational dispatch from the Red river valley said that wheat in that famous district was not sprouting and in some cases it certainly had rotted from cold and wet. The movement was favorable. In the pit Hutchinson, the great buyer of yesterday, was the great realizer, The crowd went home last night convinced that the under-pinning of the pit had gone and that a decisive break in prices was come ‘This is the conclusion they had at the opening, but affairs did not turn out that way. Cudahy and his party, having sold above O1c yesterday, were in shape to take a great lot back at about 80c. They bought, however, chiefly for August and December. There was more foreign buying than on any day so far. Baldwin & Farnum and others who had been prominent as sellers Wednes- day were prominent on the other side to-da; Hutchinson's selling was done largely by Hen Bloom was a seller at the start and then a buyer. It was reported after the tide had turned. The cold and wet weather had even more influence on corn than on wheat—enough to entirely offset larger receipts than was ex- pectod. The out inspection, however, was large—108,551 bushels—and the cash de- mand was large during the day. The esti- mates for Saturday—355 cars—showed some falling-off in the movemen A prominent commission house had advices from Iowa that latel§ planted oorn was bemng spoiled by cold and wet. In the pit operations were not significant. There was a littlo selling of May and buying of July, but this changing was not on a great scale. May opened at 5914c, sold to h9¢ and at 1 o'clock stopped at b9kge. July opened at ana at 1 o'clock e Oats were effected chiefly by the strength in the other pits. Receipts were 256 cars ana the estimate for Saturday 200. May opened at 345{c aud closed at 1 o'clock at 85c. July opened at 833¢c and at 1 o'clock closed at 83%c. Hutchinson was a large seller of Au- gust, putting out probably 400,000 bushels, 250,000 bushels in one lot to Fowler at 20c. The provision trade depurted from its well worn rut. The unexpected falling off in re ceipts of hogs developed a bullish turn, and under the lead of lard, products of all descrip- tions experienced a’ sharp boom. Trading opened all around at the lowest prices of the day and from.start to finish the market pur- sued an ascending course, The highest fig- ures quoted were obtained just before 1 . o'clock. Based on last night's closings, the advance actually established in ~ pork amounted to 223¢@=25¢, in lard to 173@?20c, and in short rins to 123gc. AFTERNOON SE closed at about 88%¢c; June closing at 891c; July opened at 01%c, sold at 91ige, down to 90%c, closing at 901c; August 8¢, Decem- ber elosing at 90%)c. Corn was higher early but eased o closed au h9igc; June closed at 579¢c; July opened at 5815c, sold at ' 58%c, off to 581¢c, closing at 5% August closed at 55! Oats fairly active; May was higher and sold and closed at Other futures steady; June closing at 31ifc. July sold at 339, closing at 333fc. August closed at eptember closing at 251¢c. Pork declin 14c and closed at $14.7 May and June, $1 August and §14. was 5¢ lower. July at 8562 at 8,674 e lower or at § for July, September. CHICAGO LIVE STOOK., CuioAGo, May 18.—(Special Telegram to Tup Beg.|—CArTLE—Receipts were rather large for Friday and some dealers scomed to think the tendency of values would be lower. There was a strong demand, however, and the market was quite active on all desirable light and medium weights. Big, ripe cattle of heavy weight sold slowly, however, andat relatively lower prices than tho half fat kinds, The gencral market, however, was at least steady. Good to choico 1400 to 1600-1b, 2 - September. May and June closed at $3.60, {, August at $5.65, September at #5.00. Short ribs closed i5 for May and June, §7.80 for August and §7. H04.00, 3.00@4.00; on all 55 Th5.80, largely light at §5.56@5.60; light- Chicago, May1 reports as follows Cattle—[Receipts, 9,000; markot strong for light; heavy steady ; steers, $4.005.00; cows, 003 stockers aud feedors, §2.50@4.00 Texus cattle, $1.50@4.00. Hogs—Roceipts, 14,000; market strong, 5@l higher; mixed, $5.40@5.70} 5(@h.50; light, 5.40(@5.65; skips, 10. Sheep-—kece good stron 3. .00 #.75(@7.00, Kansas Oity, May 18.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,300; shipments, 500; market weak and a shade lower on heavy shipping steers; other stronger and active; good to' choice b common to medium, 005 foeders, he Drovers' Journal ac i nts, 4,000; wooled, #4.5 shorn, Texans, shorn, § T5(@5.10; lambs, Hogs——Kecoipts, 8,400; shipments, 3,400; market, strong and active and be higher} common 10 choice, #4.75@4.00; skips and pigs, $2.50(@4.00, National Stock Yards, Louls, May 18 shipments, 1,800; m changed ; Easc St, Cattle—IReceipts, 600} ot strong and un: heavy native steors, $1.50@ teors, §4.1004.60; to chowe, $3.10@ and feeders, fair to good, s, ordinary to good, $2.204 , 1,200; vy and 5.0; packing, 5; light grades, 0 8,000; a shade higher} butchers selections medium to primi ordinary to best, & market ram to Tux Ber. | —Stocks--There was more tead- ing in stocks, sales up o uoon beiug 95,000 e bulk, however, was by profes- ho, in thie abserce of outside orders of consequence, have the market t0 thems selves. The feeling among large traders was bearish. They heavily short and doing all in thels power to hammer the market Scme long stocks have come out in the past few days, Lut the bulk ef the selling wes by shorts. Reports from the west state thet the St Pau! compusy ked lost meney by the receit fioede aud reduced shares.